Capital lease initial term.

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Capital leases future minimum payments executory costs and orbital location lease.

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The total contractually required rental payments on capitalized leases including the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the net minimum lease payments to present value.

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Capital lease term.

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Percentage of Ku-band capacity leased.

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Percentage of satellite capacity leased.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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Amount of capital lease obligation due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value for capital leases.

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Present value of minimum lease payments for capital leases net of executory costs, including amounts paid by the lessee to the lessor for insurance, maintenance and taxes.

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The charge for the use of long-lived depreciable capital leased assets for the period.

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The total charge for the use of long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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Long-Term Debt (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Capital lease obligations
Estimated fair value of satellites acquired under capital leases	$ 500,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross	$ 500,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
Accumulated depreciation on satellites acquired under capital leases	279,000,000	236,000,000
Depreciation expense - capital leases	43,000,000	43,000,000	43,000,000
Future minimum lease payments under the capital lease obligation, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments
2015	76,842,000
2016	76,809,000
2017	76,007,000
2018	75,982,000
2019	50,331,000
Thereafter	112,000,000
Total minimum lease payments	467,971,000
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments	(220,883,000)
Net minimum lease payments	247,088,000
Less: Amount representing interest	(52,419,000)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	194,669,000
Less: Current portion	(28,133,000)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations	$ 166,536,000
FSS Satellite Anik F3
Capital lease obligations
Ku-band capacity leased (as a percent)	100.00%
Term of capital lease	15 years
Canadian DBS Satellite Ciel II
Capital lease obligations
Satellite capacity leased (as a percent)	100.00%
Initial term of capital lease	10 years